Our Story Started in
Punjab, Now told
Across the World

Where it
all Began

The Ambassador's history dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and spans across the globe - from India to Africa and across Europe - then into the modern day era where his grandchildren, through their love and admiration, created Ambassadors Clubhouse, in the Ambassador's honour.

1910

Born in Agra, India where he also went to university at St. John’s College

1933

Man standing outside of building

Attended Emmanuel College in Cambridge where he studied History Tripos

1936

Traveled back to India, enlisted in the army, then joined the Civil Service

1946

Appointed India’s first Trade Commissioner for Ceylon in Sri Lanka

Lived in Bombay and worked as a senior government official for trade and export

1948

Appointed as the Indian Consul General in Pondicherry and was closely involved with the ashram in Pondicherry, while negotiating the transfer of power from the French to India

1954

Appointed Representative of the Government of India in Malaya, presiding over Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei

1960

Appointed Indian Ambassador to the Netherlands

1964

Appointed India’s High Commissioner to Zanzibar — to Kenya

1965

Appointed India’s first Ambassador to Ireland

1968

Retired to Dalhousie, India, which he had not been back to his family home in ten years

1970

Renovated the Dalhousie family house

1978

A road leading to the house built for the first time

2024

To honour their grandfather the ambassador, the Sethi siblings opened Ambassadors Clubhouse in London’s Mayfair neighborhood

2026

Ambassadors Clubhouse earns its first MICHELIN star

Ambassadors Clubhouse in New York City opens

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